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Concerning Speaker McCarthy and the Motion to Vacate in the House of Representatives today: I have been profoundly disappointed in several elements of Speaker McCarthy’s leadership, but now is not the time to pursue a Motion to Vacate.  Instead, Congress desperately needs to devote its full attention to passing these appropriations bills within the next 43 days. We need to turn our… Read more »

If you missed my tele-town hall this evening, please find a replay here. Thank you to everyone who participated in tonight’s call! Read more »

Do you see how NBC is covering this topic? It’s not just NBC; it’s every other left-leaning news outlet as well. Payments for federal student loans have been on hold for more than three years. Now that Covid is in the rear-view mirror, it’s obviously time for these payments to resume. Yet liberal journalists and Democrat politicians want you to believe that’s akin to "forcing" people… Read more »

You better believe I voted NO on that continuing resolution this Saturday afternoon in the House of Representatives.  Kevin McCarthy fought so hard to become Speaker back in January. He knows we’re spending ourselves into oblivion! He knew conservatives like me would use every ounce of leverage at our disposal to try to get spending under control. He’s known SINCE LAST YEAR that… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-16) introduced a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a government shutdown. Background 2023 represents the 27th consecutive year in which Congress has not fulfilled its duty of appropriating a budget… Read more »

On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) introduced the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now (CORRUPTION) Act to eliminate pension payments for Members of Congress who have been convicted of various criminal offenses. This bill is a re-introduction of H.R… Read more »

I'll be co-sponsoring a bill shortly that would ensure our troops continue to be paid should there be a temporary shutdown of non-essential services starting this weekend. As you know, politicians have driven our nation into a financial ditch, with our annual deficit rapidly approaching $2 trillion and a national debt in excess of $33 trillion.  I'm firmly holding the line when it… Read more »

A Central Bank Digital Currency would create major privacy concerns for Americans, so I'm proud to co-sponsor HR 5403, the #CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act.   We have enough problems with abusive government surveillance without allowing Federal Reserve to monitor and scrutinize individual account holders and their transactions. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act. The objective of this bill is to provide Congress with more oversight and information pertaining to market risk in federal lending policies. The Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act is co-sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI). This bill is a reintroduction of H.R. 3785 from… Read more »

New Mexico’s governor apparently believes she can suspend constitutional rights.  She’s about to be proven wrong. I’m talking about Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who signed an order Friday suspending the lawful possession of firearms in public places around Albuquerque for the next 30 days. This, following some truly horrific gun violence recently.  I want to be very… Read more »